BOWLER, Lulu Ann (1935-2019)

BOWLER

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 5/26/2020 at 22:07:08

Lulu Ann Bowler
(June 4, 1935 - January 19, 2019)

Ann Bowler died peacefully Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, IA. A memorial funeral service for Ann will be at 7:00 pm, Friday, January 25th at Urbandale United Church of Christ. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm prior to service. Burial of ashes will be at a later date at the Fort Dodge Memorial Park Cemetery. Ann was born in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 1935 to Alberta Smith McKinney and Everett A. McKinney, Sr.
Ann met Ray Bowler at Northwest Christian College (NCC) in Eugene, Oregon. They were married on July 2, 1957 and celebrated sixty years of marriage a few months prior to Ray's death in 2017. Ray and Ann have three children, a son-in-law, and two beloved grandchildren. Naomi R. Bowler, Des Moines, IA; Louise M. Bowler Boston, MA; Alberta R. Bowler-Keeler, Wesley Keeler (son-in-law), Anna Elspeth and Wilona Wallace Keeler, grandchildren all of Des Moines, IA.
Ann and Ray moved to Iowa with their daughters, Naomi and Louise, in 1961. Ann was a homemaker while Ray was a Pastor and attended Drake University. Ann and Ray's third daughter, Alberta, was born in Iowa which often led to the comment that she was the only true Iowan. This memorial is provided by Peterson Funeral Home, 415 School Street, Carlisle, Iowa,
http://www.petersonfuneralservice.com